After the Fuji X-Pro1 has been available in other countries for almost a month, the first US shipment is currently en route to dealers according to Brandon Remler who works for Fujifilm USA. Expect the first shipments to customers to start next week. B&H has listed the availability date as April 4th:
The above image was taken with the upcoming Samsung NX210 camera. I had to strip the EXIF data in order to protect my source, but here is a screenshot of the main parameters: The Samsung NX210 will be very similar to the current NX200 model ($899) but with built-in WiFi.
I came across this patent application 20120008928 for an universal underwater camera housing. Most of the current models from companies like Amphibico, Nauticam and Ikelite are very expensive and made for just a specific camera model – once you upgrade it, you will also need to buy a new housing. From the patent application:
After the first “The story continues” screening invitation, Canon will hold a technical briefing on April 16th during the NAB show in Las Vegas under the slogan “The next evolution is here” Via Definitionmagazine
Digicame-info is reporting that the announcement of the Panasonic GF5 camera is expected on April 5th, 2012. Shipping will start on April 26th. The G5 model will be released later. Here again are the rumored GF5 specs:
Voigtländer APO-Lanthar 90mm f/3.5 SL II lens for DSLR cameras ($549) is now listed as discontinued on Cosina Japan website. I guess this lens did not sell that well because it was announced “just” two years ago. Curious to see if Voigtländer will announce a replacement at Photokina.
I received a tip that Hasselblad will introduce a new family of digital cameras this year, probably at Photokina. One of the possibilities is a smaller DSLR type camera. The other rumor is for a digital X-Pan camera, which will use a customized sensor in order to provide the wide panorama format. The sensor will […]
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